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geefloyd46

(1,939 posts) Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:14 PM Dec 2012

The latest fight in the labor wars is happening in Michigan

Dems have walked out.
Protesters in capital.
People pepper sprayed.
Repubs force through right to work.

Raw feeds here:
http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/12/protests-in-michigan-state-house.html

http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-on-michigan-class-wars-that-arent.html

http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/12/raw-footage-from-michigan-state-house.html

http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/12/police-keeping-protectors-away-from.html

These are from Detroit free press: http://www.freep.com/article/20121206/NEWS15/121206030/right-to-work-legislation-Rick-Snyder-Republican-leaders?odyssey=tab

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The latest fight in the labor wars is happening in Michigan (Original Post) geefloyd46 Dec 2012 OP

Snyder the bullshit artist MichiganVote Dec 2012 #1

Indeed! Campaigned as a reasonable moderate. longship Dec 2012 #2

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

1. Snyder the bullshit artist

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Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:17 PM

Dec 2012

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Indeed! Campaigned as a reasonable moderate.

Reply to MichiganVote (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:20 PM

Dec 2012

Many of my Democratic friends found him just so.

Now they all see just what he really is... just another one-percenter who acts and governs like all other one-percenters.

Scum! All of them... to a person.

Never forget! Vote!

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